Riccardo Carminati Galli is a Swiss BJJ instructor based in Toronto, Canada where he runs @BJJbattalion academy. He was revolted by what fellow Canadian BJJ/MMa coach recently said about his reasons for not rolling with women in Jiu-Jitsu.
Riccardo made a video where he said that people like Firas and his convictions are the reason why there are not more women training Jiu-Jitsu.
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Why Coach Firas Zahabi Does NOT Roll with Women?
Born in Italy and raised in Switzerland, Riccardo started Judo at the age of 5, at 14 he was introduced to Sambo and at 17 he became Swiss champion. One year later he began fighting and competing in MMA. He has had the opportunity to train alongside the likes of Igor Yakimov, UFC 6 Tournament Champion Oleg Taktarov and David Rudman.
At the age of 20, Riccardo, moved to Russia where he trained at the University of Moscow. During his time there he was introduced to the Combat-Sambo World Team where he was able to train with multiple time Pride Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko.
Riccardo then moved to Canada, 4 years later, and began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Toronto BJJ under professor Jorge Britto.
